‘Birther’ bill revived – Recall! Recall! Recall!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Oh dear God, the delusional conspiracy theorists of the "Birthers, Birchers and Secessionists" Tea-Publican Arizona legislature revived Birther Queen Judy Burges' "Birther" bill — "We want to see Obama's birth certificate!" Arizona 'birthers' see tie to birthright citizenship: Advertisement The political-candidate "birther bill" has been revived at the Arizona Legislature. The Senate … Read more
Razing Arizona: A ‘Failed State’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The cover story of the March/April edition of Boston Review (h/t David Johnson) is captioned "Failed State." Yes, it is about Arizona. Tom Barry writes a lengthy essay that ties together all the threads of information that the writers here at Blog for Arizona have posted about for years. It is a … Read more
Discussion on Middle East in Sierra Vista
by David Safier Democratic Women of Southeast Arizona (DWSEA) Sponsored Focus Group DiscussionMonday, March 28, 2011, 3:00 – 4:30 PMCochise County Democratic Party Headquarters, 1010 E. Fry Blvd., Sierra Vista, AZBYOC (Bring Your Own Coffee) DWSEA members have expressed deep concerns about Middle Eastern women. In response, we have invited Becky Orozco, Director, Center for Lifelong … Read more
The GOP Healthcare Plan – That Was a Lie Too
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr continues his analysis at perrspectives com. RIP: GOP "Repeal and Replace" of Health Care Law: A year after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, comically dire Republican predictions of an "Armageddon" which will "ruin our country" and mean "a lot of people are going to die" have … Read more
Study shows healthcare reform can’t come soon enough
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr breaks down the data at perrspectives.com. One Year Later, Study Shows Health Care Reform Can't Come Soon Enough: Just in the time for this week's one year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, a new study by the Commonwealth Fund revealed that the new health care reform … Read more
GOP lies on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The kid doesn't like it when you lie and he'll let you know it. Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly is correct, "they just don't care." Lying is just what Republicans do: THEY JUST DON'T CARE…. Perhaps the most exasperating aspect of health care debate was the incessant lying. An aggressive rhetoric fight over ideological … Read more
Trouble in Teabagger Land?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It appears that the package of anti-immigrant bills by Arizona's de facto governor and minister of hate mongering, Sen. Russell Pearce, may be dead — for this legislative session at least. The establishment Republican Party, i.e., members of the business community and chambers of commerce finally stepped up and said "Enough is … Read more
